Working definition of what it means to be literate?
Students are empowered to read, write, speak, and publish to and WITH authentic audiences across time and space with others who share their passions and interests
Self motivated, self directed learners
It means being able to read, write and publish about areas of interest and passion and connect with others with similar interests.
Being able to read, write, communicate, and publish to authentic audiences who care.
being able to communicate your thoughts and understanding what you read
being able evaluate your sources for authenticity, point of views (personal agendas), and true.
Making it.
The ability to code and decode across different media and within a communities network of information.
It’s not about the thing sitting in front of you. It’s what you’re doing with it. - This talks to why many studies don’t show value of tech. Often educators and adults don’t know how to harness the power of tech for learning.
We can show and tell out of the classroom (with tools like Voicethread).
www.capzles.com - allows you to create a multi-modal timeline.
www.wordsift.com - similar to wordle but includes a visual thesaurus, google images and video that are not filtered which will contain inappropriate material.
Does your classroom honor the multi modalities your students come to your classroom with?.
The New Literacies Practices Toolkit
Authentic Audience
Multi-modal Composing
Consumption and attention literacies
Interest Driven Participation
Establishing a digital footprint
Tools that can more your classroom more efficient iPevo
Eyefi - wirelessly download your pictures to an approved website - students can take photos and it will automatically be uploaded to the an website that you (teacher) have approved. http://www.eye.fi/ http://www.eye.fi/how-it-works/basics
Woot.com
Place to buy tech inexpensively
Students can create book trailers for a particular book to show their understanding.
Co-Constructed Criteria
1. How do students bring together mode and content with purpose and audience?
2. Purposeful design, structure and coherence.
3. Rich reflection - down to level of words.
Sites for this session:
http://www.chatterous.com/kajderblc/
http://skajderblc10.pbworks.com/Building+Learning+Communities+2010+-+Kajder+PresentationsWorking definition of what it means to be literate?
It’s not about the thing sitting in front of you. It’s what you’re doing with it. - This talks to why many studies don’t show value of tech. Often educators and adults don’t know how to harness the power of tech for learning.
We can show and tell out of the classroom (with tools like Voicethread).
Cool Ideas for Literacy
- __Storybird__
- __VoiceThread__
- __iPadio__ (podcasts using a cellphone) - __example site__
- __ZooBurst__ (3d storybook)
- www.capzles.com - allows you to create a multi-modal timeline.
www.wordsift.com - similar to wordle but includes a visual thesaurus, google images and video that are not filtered which will contain inappropriate material.Does your classroom honor the multi modalities your students come to your classroom with?.
The New Literacies Practices Toolkit
Tools that can more your classroom more efficient
iPevo
http://www.ipevo.com/Point-2-View-USB-Camera_p_70.html
An inexpensive document camera that can be used for writer's workshop to share students' written work.
Eyefi - wirelessly download your pictures to an approved website - students can take photos and it will automatically be uploaded to the an website that you (teacher) have approved.
http://www.eye.fi/
http://www.eye.fi/how-it-works/basics
Woot.com
Students can create book trailers for a particular book to show their understanding.
Co-Constructed Criteria
1. How do students bring together mode and content with purpose and audience?
2. Purposeful design, structure and coherence.
3. Rich reflection - down to level of words.